The Long Road

[mcl1959]

This is a top quality job - I am very impressed!
I look forward to seeing how it turns out in the flesh.  It certainly has the potential to be Nationals grand champ!

Ken

[FC0058]

Eddy
I am still enjoying your resto, and the lessons I am receiving along the way.

Sorry I have not got back to you regarding EMA, I am still in the same situation as before but will drop you a line some time soon.

Keep up the great work and keep us all posted.

[HAD 708]

Ed
This work you have been doing is nothing short of spectacular we have had some like new Stock cars at previous nationals but this will take the cake!!!!! Well done on your efforts so far and we look forward to the next update.
Brett

[Emu]

Eddie and Adam,

That is brilliant!! Top quality, meticulous, patient work.

And....... thanks heaps for taking the time and effort to post the excellent, technically informative pics.

I foresee many an FC and FE benefitting from your work.

Keep up the work and updates.
Have a good Chrissie.

Emu

[Fast_Eddie]

Thanks for the comments guys, I'm flattered.

I'm glad the progress photos have been well received, as I for one have learnt so much about panel beating and spray painting that you just can't pick up out of a text book, so it is good to see that others are benefiting as well.

We didn't quite get it ready for the booth prior to Christmas, however it is booked in for early January. Over the break, I've got lots of bits and pieces to clean up and recondition.

The photographs Adam has been taking are very detailed - only a sample have made it on to this post. Once the job is finished, I'll look into editing the photos further to create a CD of the restoration if people are interested. It will provide an even better reference guide for future projects than this thread.

Have a great Christmas,

Regards


Edward

[Ed]

Ed,

that's gotta be the most involved pillar plate ever seen.. nice work.

amazing attention to detail.

Cheers

Ed

[customFC]

Hey Ed
The CD idea sounds great.
Keep the updates coming, they are very interesting.
Always nice to see how a pro goes about the resto work.
Regards
Alex

[earlyholdenfan]

Put me down on the list for a CD!
What a great idea!
Matt

[parisian62]

Ed,

I've been following the progress and am amazed at the work.  Thanks for the pics thus far.

I have a similar (rusty) project sitting in my garage (EK Station Sedan) and would be very interested in a CD.

Regards
Stewart

[57bus]

Where do I sign up for the CD.
Great work.

Cheers
Dave

[Fast_Eddie]

No problems guys, but I'm not taking orders yet!

When the project is finished, I'll put something together, and let everyone know of its availability.

Regards

Edward

[zulu]

Have to agree, good to see attention to detail, look forward to the finished item.
Regards, Gary

[Fast_Eddie]

I've just worked out how to upload photos from my early Xmas present - a digital camera.

A little out of sequence, but some more details of different parts of the project.

Finished seat belt mount in B pillar



Bonnet



Underside of the roof, prior to reinstalling braces



Front end during reassembly

[Fast_Eddie]

I've received a few queries about the rotisserie since I started this thread.

Here are some photos of it:









This was made by a good mate of mine, Chuck, who used it successfully on his EK ute, and then adapted the front mount bracket to suit an FC.

It is adjustable both in height and distance between the pivots, so that subject to fabricating suitable brackets, it can be used for a variety of different cars.

[RET]

That's a great looking rotisserie, very impressive.  I'm surprised it hasn't been painted grey and white though... ;D ;D

[RET]

That's a great looking rotisserie, very impressive.  I'm surprised it hasn't been painted grey and white though... ;D ;D

[Fast_Eddie]

RET,

Thank you, however I was actually thinking of painting it red.

RET,

Thank you, however I was actually thinking of painting it red.

[Fast_Eddie]

Following a few weeks break over Christmas, we got back into working on the wagon over the past few days.

The interior and underside had been completed at my workshop, however the exterior surface required a spray booth facility for an optimum finish.

The roof and hanging panels were blocked back, and the car loaded on a trailer.

[Fast_Eddie]

Once at the booth, we washed down the car with a standard detergent to remove road grime, sanding dust, and hand prints from handling the car on and off the trailer.

Following that, the whole car was dried off inside and out with clean rags and compressed air.





FACT: It takes two people two hours to dry an FC!

Masking was then commenced to define the grey flash. This took two of us about three hours! Next car is going to be single tone!







It has taken about 450 hours of Adam's time over four months to get the car to this stage - mostly evenings and weekends. The last forty eight have been without sleep as we had a small window of opportunity to borrow the booth.

[leon]

 :) Good on you both. A job very very well done.
Regards. Leon ;)